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An Investigation of Environmental Racism Claims: Testing Environmental Management Approaches with a Geographic Information System

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  • Gregg P. Macey

    (Department of Urban Studies and Planning,, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 9-316, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA)

  • Xee Her

    (Department of Environmental Analysis and Design, University of California at Irvine,, Irvine, California 92697-7070, USA)

  • Ellen Thomas Reibling

    (Department of Environmental Analysis and Design, University of California at Irvine,, Irvine, California 92697-7070, USA)

  • Jonathon Ericson

    (Department of Environmental Analysis and Design, University of California at Irvine,, Irvine, California 92697-7070, USA)

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to explore the concept of an environmental racism claim through the use of several environmental management tools. The EPAs Toxics Release Inventory, Cumulative Exposure Project, and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services' Hot Zone Census Tract Assessment were combined with racial and socioeconomic data to test claims that minorities in South Central Los Angeles are disproportionately exposed to environmental lead. Multivariate analysis indicated that race is strongly associated with the number of cases of elevated blood lead levels in South Central, irrespective of poverty status. Proximity to point sources, a common focal point for studies of environmental racism, was not a contributing factor to health outcomes. Proximity to transportation corridors was consistently the strongest indicator of environmental lead exposure, while median home values were significantly and positively related to elevated blood lead levels. Implications for environmental justice advocates and social and environmental scientists are discussed.

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  • Gregg P. Macey & Xee Her & Ellen Thomas Reibling & Jonathon Ericson, 2001. "An Investigation of Environmental Racism Claims: Testing Environmental Management Approaches with a Geographic Information System," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 27(6), pages 893-907, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:27:y:2001:i:6:d:10.1007_s002670010197
    DOI: 10.1007/s002670010197
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